Jane Lynch
Character Bio
McKinley High cheerleading coach Sue
Sylvester likes to remind people that she was named Splits Magazine's
Cheerleading Coach of the Decade because she does not tolerate losing,
a doctrine she instills in her crack squad, the Cheerios. When Will
Schuester tries to revive the past glory of glee -- possibly stealing
some of the spotlight and funding from her team - Sue goes to extreme
lengths to undercut him and keep his kids in their place, even
recruiting her own cheerleaders to infiltrate the club as spies.
She
delights in insulting Will, especially his hair, at every opportunity.Only
when she brazenly leaks the glee kids' song set list to their
sectionals competition does Principal Figgins step in and suspend her,
albeit briefly.Sue arouses Will's suspicion with her improbable
welcome of a disabled girl to the Cheerios, but the truth about her
motivation belies her heartless public persona.
Actor Bio
Jane Lynch's acting skills in Glee were rewarded with an Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 2010. The
actress cut her theatrical teeth at The Second City, Steppenwolf
Theatre and in many church basements all over the greater Chicago area.
Lynch's
film credits include the upcoming "Julie & Julia," "Post Grad" and
"Paul and Brownie Masters." Her past film work includes Christopher
Guest's "For Your Consideration," "A Mighty Wind" and "Best in Show,"
as well as "Role Models," "The Rocker," "Spring Breakdown," "Alvin and
the Chipmunks," "Walk Hard," "Talladega Nights," "The 40 Year Old
Virgin," Margaret Cho's "Celeste and Bam Bam," Alan Cumming's
"Suffering Man's Charity," "Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate
Events," "Sleepover," "Surviving Eden" and the animated film "Space
Chimps."
Her recent television credits include the series "Party
Down," "Lovespring International," "Desperate Housewives," "Weeds," as
well as the last season of "The L Word" opposite Cybill Shepherd. She
has had recurring roles on "Boston Legal," "Two and a Half Men,"
"Criminal Minds" and "The New Adventures of Old Christine."Lynch's
play "Oh Sister, My Sister!" had runs at the Tamarind Theatre and Bang
Theater, garnering the LA Weekly Comedy Ensemble of the Year Award.Lynch lives in Los Angeles.
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